Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-11
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Tn our first page today we print a gener
GUS extracts from a series of articles ON
tropical fruits, their characteristics, man
ner Of growth, transportation, etc, con
trihuted to the American Grocer by MIR. j.
H. Wright of New York Mr. Wright
who is brother Of Dea a II. Wright Of
Natirk, Mass. of Mrs. ID. S. Pratt of Brat
teboro, is one of the leading dealers in his
speciality in New York, and has made the
business long and careful study. We
shall give other extracts from his articles
in future numbers.
A government standard thermometer has
been added to Randall & Clapp's weather
station instruments on the corner next the
post office.
Rev r. d. Metcalf will speak on temper
ance at Crosby hall on Monday evening
2lst inst
Miss Marsh's card as a teacher of vocal
music appears among our advertisements
to-day. We have previously spoken of the
excellent recommendations which Miss
Marsh brings to Brattleboro and we hope
she will receive the liberal patronage which
we are sure she merits.
Mr. Taylor evidently means to prove to
the people that he is the right man for col
ector He made "A full settlement on Tues
day Of the town and highway taxes and
the attachments are said to be less than in
any previous year.
Stickney Bros. have made an excellent
movement for the benefit and accommoda
ton of the farmers in their proposition to
buy butter or receive it for shipment and
sale as explained in their advertisement
this week. Such an arrangement assures
to every farmer the sale of his butter for the
market value if he brings it to Brattleboro,
and it will remove complaint often made
that there is no sale for butter here. The
price received will, of course, be regulated
by the quality of the butter and if the
farmers adopt the plan proposed the ten
dency will inevitably be to make them inn
prove the product of their diaries so as to
secure for it the best prices. Nothing can
be lost in at least giving the enterprise
fair trial.
The Good Templar lodge have elected +.
A. Matthews chief templar, Alva Hubbard
secretary and Frank Crosby treasurer for
the current term.
The rooms of the Vermont Savings bank
are being newly frescoed by Wiese 4 Son,
the decorators who did the work in the
Brooks Library building. Wiese x Son
have also done some decorating and re
touching in the Brooks House which adds
much TO the appearance of the parlors,
dining room and Office.
Herbert Walker has resigned from the
Unitarian choir and will sing tenor in the
Congregational choir.
A 16-years old son of Robert Hughes,
working at Smith & Hunts shop, mar
rowly escaped having one of his feet crush
ed, Tuesday, by its being caught between
the floor and the elevator. Fortunately no
bones were broken, but the young man will
walk lame for while
The auditors have completed their inspec-
ton of the towns financial condition pre-
paratory to making their annual report and
find that, besides paying running expenses,
the debt has been reduced to the amount OF
$500
Mrs Geo NJ. Colt has sold her place at
Centreville to Chas. Miner of West Dunn
merston, taking his store building in part
payment therefor. The trade was brought
about by F. j. Bailey q Co.
VIM. Stewart, proprietor of the Frost
street iron foundry, is in financial dlihculty'
suits having been brought against him u
considerable amount by several local
creditors and the property attached. Al
though Mr.. Stewart processes to have hope
of extricating himself from his embarrass-
ment, it is doubtful if he will be able to do so.
Mr.. r. A. Houghton came near Draining
himself with an axe while splitting wood
Yesterday. the axe as it was about to de
scend being caught by "A rope or something
of the kind overhead. AS it was, he was
knocked senseless to the floor and an I'M
press eff the head of the axe was left upon
his scalp.
The narrow guage train got off the track
near Pratt bridge above Jamaica ON ia
way down Monday morning and did mol
reach here until about one O'Clock. There
was no damage to the track or train
A delegation of the officers and othel
members of Dennis (Rebekah) lodge have
gone to Keene today, by invitation, to ex
emplify their beautitied work before th'
Keene lodge
The regular monthly meeting of the WON
ans Indian association will be held at th'
Y. NJ, G. A. parlor next Tuesday Afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
E. E. Stockwen has had several of hi
teams at work the past few days transfer
ring 30 tons of hay purchased in Guilfor'
10 his own barns
Several members of the Grand Army
post are talking of going to Putney TO hea
Col. Veazey's lecture next Wednesday even
ing.
G. A. Miller, formerly an employee at Els
tey's, and Young man well known Il
everybody on the street, was committed u
the asylum ON Tuesday. His wife, 1t vii
he remembered, kept milliners store VI
to the time of her sickness and death from
softening of the brain. For some tint
past Mr. Miler's mental condition has beef
such as to alarm his brothers and sisters
and within week he had become so eXcit
ed that there was no longer any question
as to their duty to have him put under spe
cial treatment His trouble is general pare
sis. or PARALYSIS of the nerve centres, an'
his condition affords small hope of his per
manent Improvement
f. p. Carpenter is on trip to the West
About dozen persons from this place at
tended the Universalist festival at Vernon
Tuesday evening.
b. f. Baker, painter and decorator, ma
Chapin's drug store in hand, and it vii
emerge in due time arrayed in all the glor
of new paint and wall and ceiling decora
tons.
The work of making the undermine
bridge across the little river safe to cross
being pushed forward as rapidly as posi-
BILE Two horses are being put IN unde
the east end which will be heavily planke'
and filed in with cobble stones TO give sta
bility enough, if possible, to Withstand tn
spring floods. 1t is hoped that the end o
the bridge may be raised up tomorrow an
that it can be made safe for passage earl
next week. In the spring strong ston
abutment will be built,
Fred Waite has just filled an order frol
the Connecticut River railroad compan
for some 5000 feet of bridge timbers wit
which new bridge is to be built nea
ClaremOnt Junction.
Mr.. Elliot Halliday of Marlboro, while /
town last Monday, sustained slig mt para
vito shock and was taken TO the America
House. where he has since remained III
condition is improving, however, anu !
was To have been taken home today had I'll
weather been favorable. -.
The Phoenix is once more under oplig'
ton 10 the Boston Globe, and tins tiiie IL
the illustrations which give vivid ana COZ
rect idea of the scene of the great rallrta
disaster. The Globe promptly despaVcIhe
well-trained reporters TO Hartford on ga "a
urday morning and their accounts oil u